Spring/Summer 2026 Volume 48 #1
Visual Arts News turns 50 this year. We want to mark the milestone by widening the circle.
We’re inviting writers, artists, and critics to pitch smart, generous stories that deepen conversations around Atlantic art and culture. Surprise us. Challenge us. Bring forward practices, places, and people that haven’t had enough light. Profiles, features, and exhibition reviews are all welcome.
We especially encourage pitches that unsettle the defaults of the art world and rethink how stories are told. We prioritize work that pushes back against white supremacy and colonialism. We are committed to anti-oppression and anti-racism, and we support Indigenous sovereignty, Black liberation, Queer positivity, and gender diversity.
If you’re new to pitching, that’s okay—introduce yourself, share a few lines about your idea and why you’re the one to write it. If you’re a seasoned contributor, bring us the piece you’ve been itching to do.
Key dates
- Pitch deadline: October 29, 2025
- Draft deadline: December 5, 2025
- Issue release: March 15, 2026
For more information
Submit your pitch here.
Fifty years in, we’re still hungry for new voices and fresh ways of seeing.
Help us shape the next chapter.
We will also consider pitches for our online-only content. These stories are published to our website in months when no print publication is issued. There are eight to ten online-only articles each calendar year. This can be a great opportunity to cover more time-sensitive shows, events or subjects.
Contact Andrea at publisher@visualarts.ns.ca or Ross at editor@visualarts.ns.ca with any questions.
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